Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday said the Government White Paper on the civil disturbances that occurred at the Lekki Free Trade Zone (LFTZ) on October 12, 2015 which led to the killing of Alhaji Tajudeen Disu, Managing Director of Lekki Worldwide Investment Company, would soon be released. Governor Ambode, who spoke while […]
LSPWC Rehabilitates 13 Roads in Surulere LG; To Complete Ile-Epo Project in Ten Days
Lagos State Public Works has commenced a massive rehabilitation of 13 roads in Surulere Local Government of Lagos State. This was revealed by the Special Adviser/Chief Executive Office (LSPWC) Engr. Ayotunde Sodeinde during an inspection tour of on-going road projects at the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, Ile-Epo Oja, Oke-odo LCDA. Sodeinde disclosed that the project which commenced […]
Boat Mishap: Group Plans Life Jacket Manufacturing Plant In Honour Of Victims
A group, AMBSAM Memorial Foundation on Thursday said it would establish a life jacket manufacturing plant in honour of five persons who died in a boat mishap which occurred on March 28, 2015 in Epe area of Lagos State. The victims had met their tragic death while on an assignment to monitor the 2015 Presidential […]
Mile 12 Market Re-Opened Mile 12 Market, Bans Street Trading In Market Environs
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday approved the immediate re-opening of Mile 12 Market which was shut following a violent clash which led to loss of lives and property. The Governor, in a statement by the State’s Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, said the decision to re-open the market followed […]
Lagos, Community Leaders, Traders Agree On Relocation Of Mile 12 Market
Realizing the strong need to move the popular Mile 12 Market from its present location, community leaders and traders in the area on Wednesday agreed with the plan of the State Government to relocate the market to another suitable and more convenient location within the state. The leaders and traders also consented to the ban […]
Pictures: Governor Ambode Inaugurates Committee On Restructuring Of The State Building Control Agency At Lagos House, Ikeja
L-R: Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, discussing with members of the newly inaugurated Committee on Restructuring of the State Building Control Agency (LSBCA) Arch. ( Mrs.) Yetunde Ajayi; Chairman, Dr. Bunmi Ajayi and Engr. Oreoluwa Fadayomi during the inauguration by the Governor, at the Lagos House, Ikeja on Wednesday, March 16, 2016. R-L: Lagos State Governor, […]
Lagos State Government Urges Precaution Against Change In Climatic Condition
The Lagos State Government has urged Lagosians to take precautionary measures against the changes in climatic conditions over a period of time. In a statement signed by the Commissioner for the Environment, Dr. Babatunde Adejare, the government said the changes in climatic conditions is a result of prolonged period of excessively hot weather, accompanied by […]
Defective Lekki Gardens Buildings to Be Demolished
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday directed that stability test be conducted on all building constructed by the Lekki Gardens to ascertain their structural integrity, saying that any building found to be defective will be demolished. The Governor who addressed Government House Correspondents at the Lagos House, Ikeja, shortly after inspecting the site […]
Building Collapse: Gov. Ambode Orders Directors of Messrs Lekki Worldwide Estate LTD to submit themselves to Commissioner of Police in 24 Hours or Face Immediate Arrest
The Lagos State Government has expressed its condolences over the death of construction site workers who lost their lives on Tuesday as a result of the collapse of a five-storey building under construction on Kushenla Road, Ikate Elegushi, Lekki. In a press release issued on Wednesday and signed by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, […]
Lagos Sets Up Revenue Court To Tackle Tax Evaders, Defaulters
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said it would apply the relevant laws to ensure that more Lagosians voluntarily pay their taxes, just as it warned that tax evaders and defaulters would be prosecuted. State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem, who stated this during a press conference held at the Bagauda […]